So, how long do you estimate that you will live there? 

Or did your SO make a $50-100k mistake by not seeing that it did?

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

This will give you some info so they are not guessing on what will be needed (they probably already know rough numbers, but each project is different).

Agents can quickly run comps so that would be helpful for you.

This obviously will only get me so far. 

I have one long term partnership that we share capital but I still do all the work ( rain maker) he is a cpa so he does do the books and tax return though :)  WE built one subdivision together were he put in 500k and I made him 1.2 mil in 18 months net profit so that was not bad.

Hey Sean, Thanks so much every day is a day closer to it happening while covering the investment as much as i can. 

I say this not to discourage you, but rather to encourage you to prepare for what lies ahead so that you have the best chance of success. 

Financing your second property can be tricky since lenders may only count 75% of rental income toward your debt-to-income ratio, so get pre-approved early.